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SPANISH' PAPETiS. [FRONI. THE GAZETTE.] VALENCIA, JULY tV—The Supreme Junta of Ci(yverumeut transmitted to its worthy President his xcellency Count DE LA CONQUESTA, thp following instrument " The Supreme Junta of the Government, which has witnessed the wise.expedients resorted to by his Excellency Count De LA CONqUESTA, Captain-Ge neral- of this Kingdom, in the disturbances which have arisen among the people of this city, and the weans taken by him in the glorious defence which was made in the evening of the 16th of June last, against the troops of Marshal MONCEY, in which he took a principal share ; concurring with the request of the other Public Fundionaries, and the desires of the Public, who recognize the eminent qualifica tions of their worthy Chief have resolved to edit fer 'upon him the rank of Captain-General of the Army, as a distinguished proof of the esteem,.he merits for his zeal and patriotism, and the military qualities which adorn him. ' "The Duke of CASTItO PIGNANo. " „Fn. Joacnim, Archbishop of Valencia, &c." " Valencia, July '23." " His Excellency, full of that modesty, dignity, and patriotism, which adorn his mind and oharader, gave the following answer : ‘‘ The honourable office or title which you tran mitted me last night, attended by an illustrious De putation, without any previous knowledge on my part, has never been sought or suggested by me, is hostile to my principles, and in some measure, casts 3 stain upon my operations. " What have I done which it was not my 'duty to do, in order to save my country from the foreign anedomesiic enemies with which it had to combat ? Or if, perhaps, the discharge of duty merits some reward, the sazisfaelion of having discharged it is an adequate recotnpence for the greatest services; and if I have performed any thittg extraordinary which merits the attention of you- Highness, the recogni tion of this is to me the greatest reward. Certainly I am not the ol&st or most merito rious of the General of the nation : this dtstinaion would be a reproach to my beloved companions, and would expose me to the sneers and assaults of envy, far more terrible than the balls of our enemies. [t would exhibit to Europe and our beloved Sovereign, D. FERDINAND the Vllth, a Subject prematurely rewarded. This I say, because it would not be known in the different provinces, nor even in our own, that I had no share whaitver in this as of ex treme goodness; hence - 1 should deviate from the point I have always had in view, and depart front that moderation arid disinterestedness w hich I trust form my Charader. "'A General a glass which • should not ,be breathed upon ; the . part which he has, to perform upon the theatxe of the world is 'very delicate ; but I should never end, were I to say all that occurs to The on this subject. I shall preserve, for the knowledge and honour °f my posterity, with a due sense of its worth, what pour Highness haS been pleased to intimate , w h o m I beg to exonerate me from the distinaion offered, for the reasons I have just skated; and I beg your Highness to believe, that the being thought worthy Vie rank of Captain-General of the Army is the greatest of honours, for which I return the warmest han4s, • --- " The Count DE LA CONQUESTA. valencza, July 24, 1808." The Supreme Junta, respe&ing the moderation and sublime sentiments *hich place this illustrious Chief in the small catalogue of truly great men, caused the following writing to be addresse4 .Ico When the supreme Junta of the GoVernMent decreed the rank of Captain General of the Army to your Excellency, th e i r on l y desire was to give your Excellency a pro o f o f t h e i r sense of your distinguish ed services, and to comply with the wishes of the people ; who look upon your Excellency with the tenderest regard ; but it is ,not their intention to do any violence to the opinion of your Excellency, ex pressed in your letter of this day. Thus your Ex cellency will permit the Junta to retain their deep ' sense of gratitude towards your Excellency, till the establishment of a central Junta, or the restoration o f FERDINAND VII. to- his kingdoms, whose sanc tion may ]leave nothing wanting to the fulfilment of -their wishes. Your Excellency, will be pleased to. receive this proposition, as a mark of the highest g t atitude, as well a's to accept the sentiments of high , es teem justly entertained by the Supreme JUnta to wards your Excellency, their President, .. . " DOMINGO Ds NAVA, &C. ,S4C." Letter from on board our Fleet off the Tagus, in giving an account of some of the excesses of the French in Portugal, says : " At Begas the inhabitants were decimated, the place burnt, and given up to pillage and rapine for !hree days ; a battle has lately been fought 'at Evora, where the people, armed principally with ,ticks, in great numbers, were ultimately overcome by a French division of 6000 (who own to the loss of :200 killed and wounded), and what has been their fate we have not heard ; private report, however, states, that full one-third of the 'French roay be considered as their loss in this business. the North, at Leiria, Alcubasar,.and other towns and villages, many persons were wantonly murdered, and the places given np,and 3 miles round them,toall xhe excesses the Fiench soldiery chose to commit; 41 the latter place, Priests were murdered at the altar, the Nuns were violated in their convents, .and no female was supposed to have escaped their brutality, from the age of twelve year's upwards. A column of 4000 approached our .marine battalion of 300, within five leagues, and then retreated,• supposed from wron g information as to their numbers; they threatened CoiMbra that it should cease to exist, any where but in the page of hi,tory, whgre A:,,,en it would be stigraati:%ed for revolting from the proteaion ut the Emperor of the French, and no where else was that University, town, or in habitants in future to be found, according to the lan guage they held. The Nuns in the English Convent _ at Lisbon have had their means of subsistence cut If by JUNOT to only a festoon (tiW. per day), and they in consequence have been, and still are, almost starvidg. Sir CHARLES and Lady COTTON have set on fr7ot a Subscription for the alleviation of their ~t 4tlcrings, and we'shall probably all become rneudi • C;.:Oti iu then. causes! _.—....,. .• -. In the p ocketp of the French, General .THlBeertee s ,, In our pa i ierof Tneerlay we Mentioned the ensue-- who:fell in •the. glorious battle .of the 21st, at Vi - peseful,attack which he . el been made upon the Island ttiliera, was found the .following ; bt St. aViattcti'a. . : We laave Since received some fa , Torres Vedras,.August zo, ISA thee particulars. The Island had been long considered ... . ARMY ,O,F, PORTUGAL. . as a shelter, eo the nutrierous French privateers VkliCh GENERAL ORDER OF THE ARMY. : ... West the West Indies; and obstru6t the trade of this His Highness the Duke \ Of ABRANTES has issued Chuntry :, it becarnee, therefore, a desirable (shied the following Organization for the Moveable Army : t o endeavour to extirpate. this nest of depredators. —, FIRST DIVISION. Our .men soon obtained possession of the lower fort,' , Delaborde, General of Divi- 2d light infantry, 7eth infantry of six guns, which were instantly spiked ; - MeV loss sion of the line, the Swiss grena- 1 so far was trifling; but on ascending the rocky Bremidr, Gen. of Brigade , diets and . voltigeurs-artil;• heights, covered with the prickly pear, the superiority bf the enemy Was very severely felt, : as. a number SECOND DIVISION. Loison, Gen. of Division - 12th and igth light infantry; of brave fellows fell, among whom was Lieutenant. Folignac, Gen. of Brigade - szd, ;Bth, and 82d infantry of SPEARING, their gallant Leader, who was shot Chailot, Ditto - - - - the line artillery, ;pieces. through the chest within ten yards of the upper fort, and almost instantly expired. His fall occa sioned much consternation among his companions; who reluctantly retreated to their boats, but were ' obliged to surrender. Captain CROFTON, of the 1 Wanderer, finding the fire from the fort so tremena dous and incessant, sent a flag of truce on shore, which was accepted, and the whole of the prisoners who could be removed with safety were given up. . Thus fell, in' the prime.of life, in -a most daring and gallant attempt, a promising active Officer, whose i long services in his profession certainly entitled him. 1 to the notice of his country; in whose cause he had received eleven wounds, particularly at the battles of Cepenhageo, and. in the West-Indies, and closed a We are happy in being able to, state, that JOVEL- . career of glory, animating his men by his example , LANOS, though named Minister of the Interio r by I o n the batteries of Sr. Martin's. . Josef"' BUONAPARTE, never accepted of that office; Nothing can better evince the admiration which and while the French were at Madrid, though , even his enemies entertained of ,his conduct on this strongly urged to repair to that' eity e constantly re- occasion, than the tribute conferred,on his remains: fused to quit his residence at Ja t iraciiie, i n t h e Pro- he was interred with all the honours of war, the vidence of Guadalaxara, where, after histleli ve rance French Commandant *himself attending , and also If King JOSEPH had been ii English instead Of ii ' from prison by FERDINAND VII. he had taken up perm Corsican Lawyer, he weillit, from his receot erf itting part of the gallant crew o f the Subtle to ' his abode in the house of a friend, for the r e-esta- pay their last sad duty to their beloved Commander. ventures, have been perf'ettly qualified to Write .a brishrnent of his health, impaired by seven years . It afterwards appeared, that the enemy had re- treatise ?non alie,Writ of Latztat et disolirit. close confinement at Majorca,. It is needless to add, ceived information of the intended attack; • and were BIJONAPARTE has ordered his slavish Mete ..f 6 t e. that- this virtuous and enlightened Patriot is equally prepared accordingly; upwards of 900, troops being . &One Madrid to port that- his Brother JOSEPH retired zealous in the cause of his country, as he is able in the fort, while the storming party consisted 'only Burgos to avoid a cOntagiceasfeeea. It is very paga a . effectually to serve her best interests, by his eaten- of 135 men. Out of forty-three sent from the Subtle, ble that the Continent will in a shoie time, induce sive knowledge, his just and- liberal principles, and seven were killed and seventeen wounded. • him to feel airong symptoms of an agile,' ftrid,,t . ilat firm and inflexible character. • The following is a copy of the. older issued on the his whole family too will experience a sliakivfit 7 , INDlA.—Extraa of a Letter from an Officer in. melancholy occasion, by 'Capt. CROFTON, of hid. Mrs. MUDIE, the heroine of to a Windsor Ceime the East India Cornpanv's service : . Majesty's Ship Wanderer:--,- - ' Many, is engaged for the ensuing a'hason at Tharp , • Lane Theatre; This Lady hae altered great fro ." Deetii, DEC. 16 , . 180 7. -1 left Bengal in M a y ' " TO THE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF HIS tie.resee'e vincial repute in the higher walks Of tra:gedy, dirditi last, and Calcutta in June, and after a painful jour- -' • SCHOONERS SUBTLE AND BALLAHOU. , genteel comedy. • , ney of nearly four months, partly by land, partly• - .'" You all well know the melancholy though glorious death BANNISTER is performing tie the Potteries in Staf by water, arrived here on the 13th of October, ,of Lieut. G. A. Spearing, late Commander of his Majesty's ' owing- greatly to - the tedious. navigation of the . Schooner Subtle, who fell fighting for his Ki n g and C>ii,,zry; rotoshire, but b hisy eetensive theat.;•eil- tnnie dor.. his corpse this evening is to receive the honours of war, ~ on- ing the 'Summer, lie had preeiOnsly filice ..is own Ganges, the stream of which runs very rapidly ' ferred by his enemies, adMirers of his gallantry 50(1 courage t vessel to the brim. down, while the wind blows always strongly in a You will join, on a signal from Inc (when the tort shall have , fire" a shorted gun), to fire minute galas."-Dated 4th I uly, The Provincial Theatres, this season ; What very contrary direction. We-have received a good deal of o ft s t . Martin's. few exceptions, . have been very unProspermis, trouble with a. petty Chief, named Dhoodiah Khan, — . though individuals of established' merit have per who had the command of a district in the heart of ' The following animate:; eulogium on the BRI- for Med with succees. our new conquest, and against. whom it was hardly • TISH Ca:4sTITuTioN came from th e pen of Dr. SYM- Mrs. POPE, who acc ompan ied tier husband on his thought necessary to take any precaution. In Sep aloes whose %lineable lines, in honour of the theatrical trip to Ireland, hai heeti employing her tember last he thought proper to _rebel, and abet ' „ ' . LITERARY rust), recited on its last 'Anniversary himself up in a very strong tort called Cornota. A . talents as an artist with great. shccess at Cork, where force composed of 5000 infantry and lOW cavmlry, Meeting, we , had the pleasure 01 inserting a few her character and conduct have procured her the under the command of General Xackens„ a King's .m on t hs ago. This description of our excellent .Sys- countenance and esteem of the first people. Officer, was sent against him, and opened the ten of Government forcibly manifests the political The ez./de fashion, whiCh is at preseet . se prevatint trenches on the 12th of' 06tober. During. he siege acumen of the learned author, and also exhibits in among the females in the higher circles, seema iii glowing' colours the real of the genuine patriot, with have been imported from Ulabeiie; and it. must be he was so daring as to attack' us two or three timed, in one of which onsets he had t.early succeeded in the eittightened views of the philosopher , and the ' acknowledged, from some late trials, flat many of _ those females' may reasotiably be thought te have driving us from the trenches. By the middle of benevuienceaef the Orient hiopist.—" To the s a g aci derived from the same place all their notions of November we had our approaches close to the ditch, cious and unprejudiced eye, which contemplates the of England, es it was established in ehata:it , Y• the scarp of which was blown in on the 18th, and 1689--ato the eye which can command this admi- We may soon ex edit a new translation of F i ersiul, on the teth the place was stormed. •Our gallant rable system 01 liberty in all its beautiful cornplexi- . from Mr., GIFFORD, to whom; the public are indebt little army fought three bouts, and made brave and repeated, though unsuccessful, attempts to enter ty ; which sees it diffusing through the whole ed for such a faithful and spirited translation of Jua subordination of , its community more 'equal freedom venal, as well as fur many original compositions the breach, when the General found it necessary to "call them off, distressing tO 'relate, with the dreadful than has ever yet resulted from any other plan of charaeterized by t a ste, learning, and genitee and _ political institution •; which observes it extending particularly fur the annihilation of the affected I)ELLA loss of 40 Officers and 600 men killed and wounded. the . controul of law to its highest Subject, and the CRUSCA School of Poetry. ~ The Rebel Chief had, however , sustained so g reat loss, and Was so very apprehensive of another attack, protealion of law to its 10i.vest ; which views it every From one of our sea ports there are said to 'rive wilel. e jea lously checking and balancing its trust of been sent off tee. Holland ne fewer than one teou that he abandoned the place the same night, and we entered it next morning. We learn he has got to Power; which beholds it opening all - its emolu- sand copies' Of therGazatte containing the particulars tbemountains, and• that most of his followers were ments, and honoUrs, with the exception of one un- of the late glorious viaory of Sir ARTHUR WEL dispersed ; in consequence of which, we are in daily attainable dignity, to the exertions of ability and vir- LESLEY — aii article of British exports that will pro dispersed; of seeing him brought in by his own tile, .and thus uniting the animation of a common- bably be considered by the people of Holland to be people, in order to procure their pardon." wealth with the trampiillity and ea.ecutiveness of aan objea both of curiosity and value. Monarchy ; which surveys it, in short, as it effi- SENSIBILITY.—Perhaps it would be d4cult to The following Historical Anecdote , though trivial cientty combines democratic energy with hereditary .. give a more striking instance g.--- of the poianancy of in itself, is not unimportant, as a proof of the j ea- p ow e r in its le g islature, aid democratic feeling with sensibility than the followin The Rev2 2 Mr. C—, lousy and vigilance with which the Spanish Cortes legal- wisdom in its tribunals ;—to such- .an eye, e. some time late Minister of Ce-s---, in the North of guarded, not only' the essential parts of• the Con- REPUBLIC, ill all its VISIONARY PERFECTION, can Scotland, was no less remarkable for the fervency of stitution, but the most minute forms and oereruu - I present only relative deformity, and can suggest no• his piety than for his . conjugal attachment : the' vies with which they had been entrenched.Ac- thing elishtie. more than an occasion of envy-or If glory in sincerity . of his affection for Mrs. C-- was proved cording to the established laws and customs of the fortunate inheritance of Enai n • by .his death. A Baronet, Who was Patron of the Arragon, no foreigner had liberty to• enter the parish, and ha whose house We are glad to find, by several letters which we Hall in which the Cortes assembled. FERDINAND, in used to spend Much of their time, being taken very have received„ that the pratlice of exposing horses - the year 1481, appointed his Queen, iSABELLA, Re-ill, and not entertaining any hopes of recovery, sent to the most barbarous trialsof their strength,- by eent of the Kingdom, while he was absent during the for-Mr. Ce---,. in order to administer t o. him so m e o wagers against time, are held in general detestation. law required, that spiritual comfort. As soon as th e p ious man en course of the campaign. The Th last experiment upon the PONEY, who was en feted the sick man's bedchamber, Sir A. G.-L.— dis a Regent should take the oath of fidelity in presence gaged in a contest with .a Mail-coach, seems to have missed his - attendants, and thus addressed him : of the Cortes ;* but as ISABELLA was a foreign er, particularly excited the censure of all persons who • , from entering their "Finding myself in a dying condition , a r i d to tree she was prohibited by the law have expressed their sentiments on the subjeci., Regent she was enjoined by the law in some measure my mind of' an insupportable load Hall, and as It is to be hoped that the melancholy fate which ' to take the oath in their presence. To obviate this has attended Major CAMPBELL, and has prockiced of guilt before . ' die, I wish to disclose to y ou an aa of criminality which I have coinini tted against your difficulty, difficulty,- the Cortes thought it - necessary to pass s o muc h m i se ry in the families of himself and his , art Aal, autholising the Serjeant-porter to open the honour ; and shoiald I be fortunate enough to obe unfortunate opponent, will tend to lessen the prat of the Hall, and allow her to enter. ZURITA, fain your forgivenees and intercession; I hope the God in recording this circumstance, justly observes, that such jealousy is peculiar to all .free States. flee of duelling, by rendering people more cautious 'of all mercies will also forgive me. - The crime I in taking offence, since it may lead to such dread- allude to is, that I have succeeded in seducing the wife of your bosom, upon whom you so much till consequences.. The praCtice of duelling it is ins- possible to' abolish :altogether, and however rigid 1 doat." Like a thunderbolt, this declaration struck moralists may exclaim againA it, it is not without the, good. man dumb, who. Withdrew without mak its advaetages in civilized life , w hi ch, but for such 1 ' ing a reply, and betook himself to his bed. He a practice, would beexposedeo insult, violence and [ t neither ate nor drank after. He died on the-third bloodshed, that might soon degenerate into general' 1 of duelling without - day after he received the fatal news. It is sin g ular barbarism. But the practice I that the Baronet died also on the same day. They the intervention •of seconds, ought resolutely to be I were both a hnried on the same day in the same stopped, in order to prevent all . unfair and dishonour- Churchl'arat c d` . ; but how different were the feelings able proceedings; which might otherwise put the l of the attendants respecting the character of the two weak entirely at the mercy o f t he strong. The men . .• magnitude of the evil on the present melancholy LtheoeviTY.--:--There are now living occasion must render it most awefully impressive, : in the parish . and while every body must deeply fe el for the rela- of Finden, in Susse.x, three persons, whose united ages amount to 266 years. The youngest is a la tives of the two unfortunate Gentlemen; that very • bourtne man, aged 85, who retains all his faculties' circumstance will tend to make the example more • -r -unimAaed, and, without let or hindran c e, follows beneficial to society at large, since n o p erson in- I Iris daily occupation. The: next is a female, who volved in similar Circumstances can hereafter enter- t • enjoys perfea health and spirits at the age of eV. fain the smallest hope of escaping the, verigeance, of And the third is a man who has attained his g ist the law, if submitted to its authority. year. He frequently walks eight or ten !idles a uay, The British Soldier who took the - French General amid is remarkable for the tenacity of hi, inetnory,„ BRENIERE, in the recent glorious action in Portugal, He has followed four clergymen to their graves, who and diSclained all the -offers that were Made to him had, in succession, officiated at his parish church for to allow the latter to escape, is, a Highlander.— upwards of ete years. _ When General Basettais was expressing his sur- I Hop picking commenced pretty generally on Men prize at , the inflexible honour and fidelity of day, in the I teighbourhood of Maidstsele. The ap the Man,' he suddenly broke off on seeing him, pearance'of them is superior to any thing seen tor and exclaitned-e" There ! that's he in the petty- many years past. 'Many pieces are laid 4 1111,1 c 446 coat 1" - f per acre, . . TUNOT's ORDER OF BATTLE. :/.1 ^l, N T EXPLOIT`. CAVALRY. Margaron, Gen. of Brigade Artillery, 2 pieces. ESERVE. Kellerman, General of Di- 2 ist and 2d regiment of grena vision Ordered by the C hid' of the Stdtil It. is ordered by the General commanding the 2d Division, that the corps under his order's do provide themselve's with 'sixty cartridges each man ; ordered that no horse or mule, or equipage of any-sort, ex cept such as are allowed by the regulations,, be per mitted to follow the army. The General of llrigade, CHAILOT. Headquarters, Torres Vedras, Aug. 20, 1808. A Letter from Carlisle, of Saturday's date, says : ": On Wednesday last, a little before four o'clock in the afternoon, a tremendous peal of thunder burst over this city j it was preceded by ,vivid lightning, which appeared to some people standing at a shop door in Caldewg - ate to be a complete'sheet of fire. The elelric fluid burst upon a hay loft in Caldewgate, near this city, which it. set on fire; con suming a quantity of hay, and otherwise injuring the, premises. Happily the fire was prevented from spreading to the adjoining houses by the exertions of the surrounding crowd. Some buildings in Cald coats were likewise struck by the lightning, spouts torn from their places, chimnies demolished, and many windows were broken. We are .extremely happy to add, that no further damage was done. Though many people complained of being struck with a numbness by the force of the lightning, yet no lives were. lost or material injury sustained. The principal strength of the storm fell upon Caldewgate. Before it commenced, the sky be tame suddenly dark, and the awful silence which , prevailed seemed to be the forerunner of a 'dread ful storm. Happily -it was not of any continuance,. for after the first peal, the thunder became fainter and fainter, and in a time t'he horizon be came serene and settled as before the storai• corn trienced.". PRIGHTt)IV, S en'. 6. ' The fAir on the P . 4.nrcz's Cricket Ground, 3i - el r . • • day, wai i . gratifying sight, , And wa; vtitted, tre course of the day, by almost ate popq a tion of the town. _Upwards of 'twenty thonso nd sheep were penned there, all orthereal breed,-as: no antlers ; were aditti-tiiA; and a finer!-6 tn , ple of the fleecy tribe was . scarcely ever seen. •14 ere; Were not so many buyers as had been exp.:o consequently the sales were not 4Tery'brisk, exck •, t, tog in lambs; WhiCh went off at 18 and 18s. 6,1. per head'. • The rams;and there were of the finest, and in the highest condition eve'-seen,„: sold from four to six guineas Wirouelo a pair, and four horSes; chartntS, , curricles; . whiskies, surrounded the groUnd :where the were penned, during the gieater pArt:9f the-iii.,;n ing, and 'varinoS - • of the Elegantet ti , .scetid=.tj Erk.rn . their carriages, and paSsed up , the ciifi'kl - :,!:!t sircets'. that were formed by the hurdles, a(d.seeciied ittuch delighted with: the-healthy appearance••of And, the agreeable novelty of the scene. .0 t the Level, on this side of the PRINCCO Cricket Ground,' was a fair of another deicriplion, and Wilk-re ginger bread 'stalls, toy-shops, wire-dancing, roundauou.s, ventriloquists, &c. contribined their sharc•tb the populace. The latter have not yet di,appeated; though the company'there has not been any th.og like so numerous as was that of yesterday. ' ' : • • The Ball'at the Castle, last night, was attended by About' fifty persons : formerly 'Mond::)'s Ball would give entertainment to about three hundred in. dividuals' at least; but so completely has the taste' for dancing been changed within the few last -yr:ars • in this town, that the rooms of last night by waxy were considered as being well attended. • , 7 , 7